No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps Augustana for Eighth Straight Win

Friday, October 10

Elmen Center • Sioux Falls, S.D.

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

13-3,8-0NSIC

Augustana

8-8,2-6NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Augustana (SD)

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps Augustana for Eighth Straight Win

10/10/2025 8:51:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies continue perfect start to NSIC season, Kimm and Wachal nearly post double-doubles

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball (13-3, 8-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) earned its eighth straight win after sweeping Augustana (8-8, 2-6 NSIC) on Friday evening at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls. The Huskies won the match in straight sets, 25-22, 25-21 and 25-14.

For the second time in program history and second consecutive season, the Huskies have started conference play with an 8-0 record.

TOP HUSKIES

Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) – 15 kills (.560 hitting percentage) and nine digs
Junior outside hitter/opposite Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 15 digs, eight kills, three aces and three block assists
Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – 38 assists

QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann
"That was definitely a gritty win for us. I thought we had nice runs in each of the three sets, but in the first two sets Augustana and did a fantastic job of fighting back. We were able to make enough plays late to finish them out, but both sets came down to two or three points at the end. Abby Wachal was absolutely fantastic on the outside and our defense did enough to give us chances. I thought we were much better again in the serve and pass part of our game. We had a couple players struggle at times offensively but really battled through it and got better throughout the match."

NOTABLES

SCSU moves to 31-50 all-time against the Vikings which includes a 9-1 record in the last 10 matchups and an eight-match winning streak. The Huskies are now 5-22 all-time against Augie in Sioux Falls.
SCSU remained perfect in conference play, earning its eighth straight conference win to open the season. It is the second time in program history (second straight season) that the Huskies are off to an 8-0 start to conference play.
The Huskies improve 4-2 on the road this season and 9-1 in three set matches.
SCSU led the match in points (59-42), kills (48-35), hitting percentage (.292-.206), aces (7-2), assists (45-33) and digs (50-39). Augie led the match in blocks (5-4).
Wachal's .560 hitting percentage was single match high this season and her 15 kills were the second most in a match this season. She has sent down 10+ kills in six matches this season including the last three in a row.
Kimm's 15 digs tied for the second most in a single match this season. She has contributed double-digit digs in eight matches this season (six straight).
LaPlant dished out 38+ assists for the sixth consecutive match.
Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) recorded nine kills (.316 hitting percentage). She hit .316 or better for the seventh time this season.
Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) posted 11 digs. She has tallied double-digit digs in every match this season.

UP NEXT
The Huskies finish their road trip at No. 11 Wayne State (14-3, 7-1 NSIC) on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Rice Auditorium in Wayne, Nebraska. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.

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